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Top 10 world most biggest Countries

let’s talk about the largest countries in the world! Everyone in The Netherlands know that we live in a small country when we compare it with for example Germany of the UK† Yet even these large neighboring countries are nowhere near the top 10 largest countries in the world. To give you an idea: France is still just in the top 50 at position #49. Germany can only be found at position #63! It may be clear that European countries are not really strongly represented on a global level when it comes to territory and land area. But which countries? What are the 10 largest countries in the world?

1. Russia | 17.098.242 km²

Capital: Moscow
Area: 17,1 million km²
President: Vladimir Putin
Population: 143,4 million (2021) World Bank
Currency: Russian Ruble
Gross domestic product: 1,779 trillion USD (2021) World Bank
Continent: Europe, Asia

2. Canada | 9.984.670 km²

Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world’s second-largest country by total area.Capital: Ottawa
Dialing code: +1
Population: 38,25 million (2021) World Bank
Official languages: French, English
Points of interest: CN Tower, Stanley Park, Moraine Lake, MORE

3. United States of America | 9.826.675 km²

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles’ Hollywood is famed for filmmaking. ― Google
Capital: Washington, D.C.
Dialing code: +1
President: Joe Biden
Population: 331,9 million (2021)
Gross domestic product: 23,32 trillion USD (2021) World Bank
Unemployment rate: 3,7% (Nov 2022)

4. China | 9.596.961 km²

China, officially the People’s Republic of China, is a country in East Asia. It is the world’s most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India.Capital: Beijing
Dialing code: +86
Population: 1,412 billion (2021) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 17,73 trillion USD (2021) World Bank
Official language: Mandarin

5. Brazil | 8.514.877 km²

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America and in Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Capital: Brasília
President: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Population: 214,3 million (2021) World Bank
Continent: South America
Official
language: Portuguese

6. Australia | 7.741.220 km²

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of 7,617,930 square kilometres, Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world’s sixth-largest country. Capital: Canberra
Dialing code: +61
Population: 25,69 million (2021) World Bank
Prime minister: Anthony Albanese
Colleges and Universities: University of Melbourne, MORE

7. India | 3.287.263 km²

India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world.Prime minister: Narendra Modi Trending
Capital: New Delhi
Dialing code: +91
Population: 1,408 billion (2021) World Bank
President: Droupadi Murmu
Official languages: Hindi, English

8. Argentina | 2.780.400 km²

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of 2,780,400 km², making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourth-largest country in the Americas, and the eighth-largest country in the world. Capital: Buenos Aires
President: Alberto Fernández
Continent: South America
Currency: Argentine Peso
Population: 45,81 million (2021) World Bank
Official langu
age: Spanish

9. Kazakhstan | 2.724.900 km²

Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country and former Soviet republic, extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains at its eastern border with China and Russia. Its largest metropolis, Almaty, is a long-standing trading hub whose landmarks include Ascension Cathedral, a tsarist-era Russian Orthodox church, and the Central State Museum of Kazakhstan, displaying thousands of Kazakh artifacts. ― Google
Capital: Astana
Dialing code: +7
Currency: Kazakhstani Tenge
Population: 19 million (2021) World Bank
Continent: Europe, Asia
Official languages: Kazakh, Russian

10. Algeria | 2.381.741 km²

Algeria is a North African country with a Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior. Many empires have left legacies here, such as the ancient Roman ruins in seaside Tipaza. In the capital, Algiers, Ottoman landmarks like circa-1612 Ketchaoua Mosque line the hillside Casbah quarter, with its narrow alleys and stairways. The city’s Neo-Byzantine basilica Notre Dame d’Afrique dates to French colonial rule. ― Google
Capital: Algiers [El Djazaïr]
Dialing code: +213
President: Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Currency: Algerian Dinar
Population: 44,18 million (2021) World Bank
Continent: Africa
Official languages: Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber

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